06/03/2026
POST 2026 PRIMARY MESSAGE
Dear Fellow Republicans,
Our 2026 primary season is over. On behalf of myself and my executive team, we congratulate the winners, and we thank those who did not win for the selflessness and sacrifice that it takes to engage in public service. We're still waiting on a few mail-ins to come in to decide a particularly close race in Hopatcong.
Now is the time to come together and pull as one Sussex County family.
To those candidates and teams that ran honourably, with truth, and promoted party values, we thank you. Slurs, smears, insinuations and cheap tricks are the tactics of the far left. They are also the tactics of those this committee has broken contact with under my tenure and will continue to do so. The Winkler era is over and his confederates are in the pits of despair. We now have the greatest lead between registered Republican to registered Democrats in recent History: From the historical data available, it has never been greater than the current 25,052-voter advantage. The previous high in the dataset was 24,826 in 2024, followed by 22,826 in 2014.
(See chart below)
We are now going into a general election where the top of our ticket will be congressman Tom Kean. Tom has been a tremendous economic boon for our County,
WE HAVE 7 GOALS FOR NOVEMBER OF THIS YEAR-THE TIME TO START IS NOW:
1. CONGRESS CD7 TOM KEAN Congressman Tom Kean MUST WIN CD7 TOWNS IN SUSSEX. THESE TOWNS ARE: Andover Borough, Byram Township, Fredon Township, Green Township, Hopatcong, Ogdensburg, Sparta, Stanhope, Stillwater Township, Walpack
2. CONGRESS CD5 Sean Kirrane For Congress SEAN KIRRANE MUST WIN CD5 TOWNS IN SUSSEX. THESE TOWNS ARE: Andover Township, Branchville, Frankford Township, Franklin, Hamburg, Hampton Township, Hardyston Township, Lafayette Township, Montague Township, Newton, Sandyston Township, Sussex, Vernon Township, Wantage Township
3. Justin MurphyFor US Senate to defeat Corey Booker
4. CHRIS CARNEY Chris Carney for Sussex County Clerk FOR COUNTRY CLERK HE NEEDS TO WIN BY 2-1
5. JACK DEGROOT Jack DeGroot FOR COMMISSIONER HE NEEDS TO WIN BY 2-1
6. DEFEAT THE DEMOCRATS IN ALL TOWNS BY 2-1
7. DEFEAT THE DEMOCRATS PLAY FOR COUNTY COMMISSIONER BY 2-1
Congressman Tom Kean has done the following in CD7:
Brought in $12 Million for Police in CD7
In 2026 brought in $5 Million just for Public SafetyGained
$2.25 million for Sparta township to replace a lead service line. Sparta had a democrat mayor and Tom still delivered for them, as Tom is a true statesman and thinks of his constituency. When the Sussex GOP hosted a Mayors meeting for Tom, SPARTA MAYOR NEILL CLARK DID NOT SHOW ALTHOUGH HE WAS INVITED, AND EVEN THOUGH TOM HELPED HIS TOWN. This speaks to how nasty and spiteful the democrats are in Sussex County. Yet our other mayors came and benefited from their relationships that the meeting built.
At the national security level, Tom has supported bills that defend American sovereignty and our economic strength. Tom has voted strongly in support of the 2A, contesting communist China, undermining our adversaries, and protecting Americans overseas, and supported military pay raises and Picatinny Arsenal. He held Big Tech Accountable by a bipartisan letter with Congressman Foster (D-IL) to the CEOs of Meta, X, YouTube, and Reddit, calling on these platforms to take stronger action against foreign bot farms spreading disinformation and inciting political violence.
Please, support our candidates and support our efforts by attending our events and donating to the Committee, at
https://secure.anedot.com/sussexgop/donate
Its an honor and a privilege for me to serve this county, this committee, and this cause.
RespectfullyJoe
ChairmanSussex NJ Republican
https://www.thesussexgop.org/leadership
